I'm getting something back from Uncle Sam for a change and am going to do another mod to my jeep, but I'm not sure what. So I figured I'd have some fun with it and do a poll. I hope to have around $1500 to spend. What would you do? My sig pretty explains my jeep so I'm looking for the next step.

Question:
What would you do to jeep that's used only for trails and rockcrawlin'?

Choices:
put a 4-1 gear set in the D300
add a 203 range box(assume you already have the 203)
hope ya find a used Atlas
hope ya find a used Klune
chromoly shafts for the 44 + 4-1 kit
start building a front Dana 60

 

Either no one builds cj's anymore or no one comes to this forum
It's all good, I'll still be here, building a CJ

with 39's i would build a front 60 that 44 aint gonna be enuf

Seeing that you are only running a V6 for power, I would build up the 44 and 4 to 1 kit the dana 300. While you are in the tcase i would also add the heavy duty 32 splined output shaft too.

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Originally posted by tom k:
Seeing that you are only running a V6 for power, I would build up the 44 and 4 to 1 kit the dana 300. While you are in the tcase i would also add the heavy duty 32 splined output shaft too.

That's the direction I'm leaning towards right now. I'm not a throttle-jockey wheeler(kinda hard to be with a v-6 )and I've run the D44 for 2.5 years with 38's and only broke 4 outers, I moved to 39.5's about 6 months ago and since I've snapped 1 inner long side so far. I have no plans for re-powering, I've run the 4.3 for 6 years and love it. The biggest limiting factor for me at this point is gearing, I may just do the Lomax 4-1 gears, 32 spline out put, and save the rest for a D60. Bone yard 44 shafts are cheap and plentiful around here. I wish I could do a 4-1 and a 60 at the same time, but that aint gonna happen, it'll cost just over $2000 to source and build a 60 the way I want it.

Well, part of the decision has been made, I ordered chromoly shafts for the D-44, yup, I'm nuts I just can't justify the cost of building a 60 the way I want it and with 2 other rigs to maintain(both my sons wheel jeeps) the best route for me at this time is to upgrade the 44. I got a killer deal on Alloy USA shafts and u-joints so they'll be here soon Now I'm waiting on a quote for a 4-1 kit for my 300, hopefully I can do both!

Got your axles built?

Your not low geared enough? My next mod is a 4.3 and 700r4. With the 258 and t18 in it now I don't have any problems with running 38's. I can't wait to get the 4.3 in.

Well, doing both didn't happen, oh well, at least I got my Alloy USA shafts and u-joints in, so far, so good, they've taken some punishment without so much as a creak or groan.

It's not that I'm not low geared enough, it does well on 40's with 5.13's/4.3/TH350/D300, I just want lower gearing, I'm considering doing a doubler set up with a 203 for more options but I'd have to move my engine forward to avoid chopping up a CJ8 to make it fit while maintaining decent d-shaft angles.